Median price trend for houses
Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months
$800,000
Down 21.0% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Templers
SA 5371 · Light
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $800,000
- Population
- 138
- Postcode
- 5371
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Templers, South Australia
Property market insights for Templers
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Templers SA
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Templers, SA is currently $800,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Templers has a 12-month growth rate of -21.0% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Templers safe?
The overall rate for Templers is 769 offences per 100,000 residents — 75% below the Rest of SA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Templers.
Overall crime rate
769
offences per 100,000 residents
75% belowRest of SA
TemplersRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Templers?
Templers SA 5371 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
138 people call Templers home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $1,625 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 138
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,351 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $225 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.1%Above
15–3430.4%Above
35–5434.8%Above
55–7420.3%Below
75 and over2.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses86.0%Below
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright25.6%Below
Paying a mortgage61.5%Above
Renting12.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car8.1%Below
Two cars35.1%Below
Three or more62.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home5.9%Below
Drove to work67.6%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled5.9%Above
What stands out in Templers
5.9% of workers in Templers worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of SA.
10.9% of Templers residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of SA.
64.5% of people in Templers described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Templers
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Templers SA 5371.
Is Templers family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.1% of Templers's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
39 family households lived in Templers; 28.2% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
28.2% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Templers?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Templers had 138 residents at the 2021 Census.
29.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
22.5% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Templers?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 86.0% of occupied private dwellings in Templers.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Templers?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
25.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
61.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.8% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Templers?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Templers had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 16.2% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Two-person households represented 45.9%, while 27.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Templers?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
5.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
67.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Templers?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 8.1% of the total.
97.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Templers, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
72.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.8% reported a different address.
11.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Templers?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
87.0% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Templers residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
11.6% of Templers's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.4% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Templers?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 52.9% of ancestry responses in Templers.
Australian ancestry made up 37.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Templers?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Managers accounted for 11.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 4.4% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Templers?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.6%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
36.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.3%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Templers show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
51.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.0% reported asthma, 10.1% arthritis and 3.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Templers?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
11.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 48.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Templers?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,625 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,351.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $225 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Templers compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 5.9% in Templers, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 25.6% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 12.8% in Templers, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Templers
Is Templers expensive?
The median house price is $800,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Templers good for families?
The Census counted 39 local families, and 18.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Templers?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Templers
19 streets in Templers
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ashwell Rd
- Bode Rd
- Booker Rd
- Carey Rd
- Carmichael Rd
- Everett Rd
- Grosser Rd
- Horrocks Hwy
- Lowe Rd
- Mackereth Rd
- Molloy Rd
- Neldner Rd
- Old Templers Rd
- Owen Rd
- Phelps Rd
- Shanahan Rd
- Templers Rd
- Tucker Rd
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